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Rough

/ɹʌf/

The unmowed part of a golf course.

📖 Definitions of "Rough"

noun
  1. 1

    The unmowed part of a golf course.

  2. 2

    A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

  3. 3

    A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.

  4. 4

    The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.

verb
  1. 1

    To create in an approximate form.

    "Rough in the shape first, then polish the details."

  2. 2

    To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.

  3. 3

    To render rough; to roughen.

  4. 4

    To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.

adjective
  1. 1

    Not smooth; uneven.

  2. 2

    Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

    "a rough estimate; a rough sketch of a building; a rough plan"

  3. 3

    Turbulent.

    "rough sea"

  4. 4

    Difficult; trying.

    "Being a teenager nowadays can be rough."

adverb
  1. 1

    In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

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